Below, we discuss a handful of such bands, songs, and music videos that, without MTV, may not have become the smash hit sensations that they were in their heyday. Not only did MTV play the heck out of ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

Rock music is generally traced back to the 1950s, but classic rock had its breakthrough in the '70s and '80s. While Elvis Presley is often called the King of Rock and Roll, rock music was actually ...

The '70s paved the way for the '80s sound, as evident in these three 1979 rock songs. Revisit these throwback hits.

Rock fans are about to hear a familiar favorite in a whole new way. Whitesnake is set to release Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed and Remastered on September 26 via Rhino Records. To preview the set, ...

It’s amazing Jack Russell’s sung as well as he has for as long as he has. Before and after rising to fame in the late ‘80s with Los Angeles hard-rockers Great White, Russell’s been through hell ...

Sandwiched between the Baby Boomers and the Millennials, Generation X, also known as the “latchkey generation,” grew up playing PacMan, watching MTV, and Star Wars. When it comes to music, Gen Xers ...